Thoughts on The Howell Foundation in 2015 from Carole Banka. After a fun and frantic holiday season, I am reflecting on the Foundation’s accomplishments in 2015, our 20th Anniversary year,…
Keeping the Women We Love Healthy Blog
Dedicated women coming together to work towards women’s health - Soroptimist International of La Jolla
Soroptimist International of La Jolla (SILJ) is an organization that is known for acting upon community needs. The concern of the group about women’s health led them to take action,…
Howell Foundation 20th Anniversary Event
Dr. Howell couldn’t have said it better. “It’s not who you are or where you’ve been. It’s where you are going that counts“. Addressing the audience at the Foundation’s 20th…
Welcoming our newest Board Members
Welcome to our newest Board Members! The Howell Foundation wish to welcome two of our newest Board Members – Abigail D’Agostino and Carole Tuggey! Their collective experience will be a…
Community Engagement Initiative first Award -How much exercise do Latina women get during pregnancy?
Howell Foundation Awards it’s first Community Engagement Initiative Grant It was at the end of 2012 when the Howell Foundation awarded its first Community Engagement Initiative Award, “For our Health”.…
Twenty Years of Accomplishments, Twenty Years of Appreciation. Ending our 20th anniversary year with a bang!
Howell Foundation Celebrates it’s 20th Anniversary Our 20th anniversary celebration truly represented what the Howell Foundation stands for: a sense of community, the importance of women’s health research, empowering women…
Touching young scientific minds: Researcher turned teacher among the first to receive the Howell Scholarship.
Original Recipient of Howell Scholarship Discusses Benefits It is often said that an individual without education is like a building without a foundation. One of our first Howell Scholarship scholar’s…
Why a universal health initiative is needed: shifting the current research paradigm to stop illness before it gets to you.
We were very fortunate to have Dr. Stanley Maloy from SDSU speak at the Foundation’s 20th year anniversary celebration last November. The topic: one world, one health with the goal…
Health is a gift. Don't take it for granted. Donate TODAY to help keep the women you love healthy.
More often than not, women’s health IS family health. When you donate towards the Howell Foundation’s community research and scholarship programs you help ensure that the illness in the lives…
Giving Tuesday is just a week away. Let's make the world a better place!
This Giving Tuesday, Our voice has an influence. Let’s use it! The success of the campaign stems from the fact that in just 3 short years, it has become part…
Coming Full Circle in Women's Health Research with Gladys Kohn
It is always said that if you face a challenge with a smile, success becomes even sweeter. Gladys Kohn can tell you about both. Every time you see Gladys you…
Acting on women's health: working to provide resources to young breast cancer survivors
Deepika Suresh, 2015 UCSD Howell Scholar, presented her work at the Howell Foundation’s 20th anniversary luncheon. She, along with H. Irene Su MD MSCE and Sally Dominick PhD MPH, are…
The Lighter Side of Gender and Hormones.
Perceptions about hormones, remotes and phones. Understanding the differences between men and women has everything to do with the hormones produced in our bodies, and nothing to do with stereotype…
Power posing and hormones: How standing can affect our confidence.
For those of us who attended the Howell Evening Series Hormones and Happiness you might remember Dr. Banka mentioning Dr. Cuddy and her study about hormones and power posing, and…
In Support of Lung Cancer Awareness Month: The Facts to Know!
Facts about Lung Cancer Lung Cancer kills more people than Colon, Breast and Prostate cancer combined. While smoking can contribute to lung cancer, non smokers can get the disease as…
Happy 20th! And Thank you! Celebrating 20 Years
Celebrating 20 years of Women’s Health Research! It was 20 years ago when the Soroptimist International of La Jolla helped establish the Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research…